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PENGASSAN enforces Dangote Refinery shutdown


The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, implemented the shutdown of the Dangote Refinery plant on Sunday.

This was contained in an update on the striking union’s action against Dangote Refinery over mass sacking.

The union said its members have shut all oil installations nationwide.

It noted that the refinery plant is 100 per cent shut down; fertiliser plant train two is also 100 per cent shut, with train one running at 60 per cent capacity.

The union added that the diesel plant is still running at the moment. However, the development has not been confirmed by Dangote Refinery.

The implication is that crude and gas supply to the refinery have been disrupted.

Recall that in a statement on Saturday, Dangote Refinery described the PENGASSAN directive as economic sabotage.

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission on Sunday urged Dangote Refinery and PENGASSAN to engage in dialogue to resolve the rift.

The dispute between Dangote Refinery and PENGASSAN started after the former sacked over 800 workers for belonging to the union.

Kanixt:
Pengassan want to monopolized unionism in petroleum and Gas sector. We need more union to checkmate pengassan excesses.

What they are accusing Dangote of trying to do, now they are doing it ahead of Dangote. Very dangerous

Difrent:
That's what Dangote should do to break their power, promote the creation of a rival union, Las las them go humble .

When last did ASUU hold government to Ransome since government recognize CONUA

FreeStuffsNG:
They will hire people who will replace them and make sure it doesn't happen again.

Last time, Pengassan president was lamenting seriously that oil companies no longer hire Nigerians, this is the kind of sabotage they want to avoid if this is true.

SeeWahala:
What's happening with Dangote these days 🤔

Please let this not trigger a scarcity in anyway 🙏🏾

FarahAideed:
There won't be scarcity the Malta importers have enough fuel on ground , it's just that prices might go up

FarahAideed:
This has been the plan of the. Malta cartel all along

Carazon:
Exactly, the Malta cartel are using every means to frustrate Dangote

Difrent:
That's what Dangote should do to break their power, promote the creation of a rival union, Las las them go humble .

When last did ASUU hold government to Ransome since government recognize CONUA

Curious345:
I want to ask three questions
1) did pengassan or dapman borrow dangote money to build his refinery.

2) did dangote enter into any alliance or partnership with these two unions to run his refinery?

3) does the Nigerian labor law allow unions to bully entrepreneurs who willingly invest their hard earned money in business ventures